Pine needle basket
Maker
Unknown, Rarámuri (Tarahumara)
Date20th century
MediumFiber, pine needles and sotol or Daisy Wheel (Dasylirion wheeleri)
Dimensions4 1/4’’ H x 7 1/2” Diameter
Credit LineMuseum purchase; Funded by Edward M Werner ‘71
Object numberNA2008.50.WER
DescriptionDouble-woven basketry bowl with pine needle collar and a rim with triangular points. Interwoven tricolor zigzag designs around the exterior of the basket. The base is sotol or Daisy Wheel (Dasylirion wheeleri )in a rectangular start.
ClassificationsBasketry
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